Android is one of the many distributions that currently work on the Openmoko phones. You can compare a distribution with an Operating System on normal computers. It gives the phone all the software needed for operating. For more information about the different flavors, see distributions.

A lot of work is being done to get Android functioning properly on the FreeRunner and it is likely, in the near future, to be the distribution most suited for using the FreeRunner as a phone.

Inside the FreeRunner 3 software components are working:

bootloader: a small program that runs first and starts everything else when the FreeRunner is powered on or reset (depending on how you reset it, the version from NOR or NAND is booted).

kernel: the central component in the Linux operating system.

root filesystem: contains all the files that make up the commands and applications that you can run.

Furthermore for the installation you have to format your MircorSD-Card because Android will storedata on it.

Usage

See: Android usage for detailed instructions on using Android on the FreeRunner.

Android is gaining functionality on the FreeRunner all the time and with Michael Trimarchi's (panicking) images it is possible to use as an everyday phone. Prerequisites for the best success seem to be:

Installation

See: Android on Freerunner for how to flash your FreeRunner with Android.
In addition to flashing your Freerunner for using Android you have to format your SD card with 2 partitions to use Android. Just flashing is not sufficient.

You can also install the Koolu beta 4 rc1 directly from SD card onto the NAND see [1]

Development

There are developers being paid to work on the port by Koolu.
For details on the project source and some real detailed instructions on building the source, see the the Koolu Trac Website for Android.
There is a Android Freerunner Mailing list hosted by Koolu [2]

Android is one of the many distributions that currently work on the Openmoko phones. You can compare a distribution with an Operating System on normal computers. It gives the phone all the software needed for operating. For more information about the different flavors, see distributions.

A lot of work is being done to get Android functioning properly on the FreeRunner and it is likely, in the near future, to be the distribution most suited for using the FreeRunner as a phone.

Inside the FreeRunner 3 software components are working:

bootloader: a small program that runs first and starts everything else when the FreeRunner is powered on or reset (depending on how you reset it, the version from NOR or NAND is booted).

kernel: the central component in the Linux operating system.

root filesystem: contains all the files that make up the commands and applications that you can run.

Furthermore for the installation you have to format your MircorSD-Card because Android will storedata on it.

Usage

See: Android usage for detailed instructions on using Android on the FreeRunner.

Android is gaining functionality on the FreeRunner all the time and with Michael Trimarchi's (panicking) images it is possible to use as an everyday phone. Prerequisites for the best success seem to be:

Installation

See: Android on Freerunner for how to flash your FreeRunner with Android.
In addition to flashing your Freerunner for using Android you have to format your SD card with 2 partitions to use Android. Just flashing is not sufficient.

You can also install the Koolu beta 4 rc1 directly from SD card onto the NAND see [1]

Development

There are developers being paid to work on the port by Koolu.
For details on the project source and some real detailed instructions on building the source, see the the Koolu Trac Website for Android.
There is a Android Freerunner Mailing list hosted by Koolu [2]